AI and recruiting have been extensively discussed this year in podcasts, blogs, conferences, webinars and LinkedIn posts. However, the one angle I've not seen covered is what it is like to recruit for AI professionals.
Such a new industry means a severe shortage of experienced talent, and AI companies must work hard to outsmart their talent market competition.
My guest this week is Lauren Saltus, a Senior Recruiter at Runway, an AI research company focused on the creative sectors. In our conversation, Lauren shares her experience of refocusing to become a specialist AI recruiter and discusses some of the critical factors that influence talent in this area. There are some great insights here, not just for AI recruiting but for anyone who is operating in a market where there is a significant skill shortage.
In the interview, we discuss:
- The current state of tech recruiting and why AI recruiting is different
- Accelerator programs to develop deeper talent pipelines
- Creating a research brand to attract talent
- Individual managers as talent magnets
- Diverse hiring, bias and recruiting people with untraditional backgrounds
- Training AI on diverse datasets
- What is the future for recruiters?